Crystal Falls, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the East Sonora-Phoenix Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95370. The Survey maps it on the Columbia SE quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Big Trees quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Columbia SE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Columbia SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Columbia SE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
856 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 856 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,113 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 51 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 314 |
| Debris and open burning | 213 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 153 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 47 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | TUOLUMNE |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | ENOS |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTNING#21 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTNING 32 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTNING#37 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | LIZZY 1 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | OAK |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | CAYLOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 187 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 187 workings within 5 miles of Crystal Falls: 75 occurrences, 47 past producers, 29 producers, 22 unknowns. 29 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleview | Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| East Belt-Soulsbyville-Toulumne | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Hazel Dell | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Henning | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Louisiana Group | Gold, Lead, Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Mildred Lloyd | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Morning Glory | Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| New Mamoth | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Phoenix Lake Granite Company | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sivori and Lucky Strike Group | Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | Scheelite |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleview Acres | 0.5 miles | 34 | |
| White Oak Estates | 0.7 miles | 34 | |
| Scenic Heights | 0.8 miles | 34 | |
| Sonora Meadows | 1.0 miles | 34 | |
| Goldmont Forest | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Belleview | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Cedar Rock Lodge | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Bellwood Estates | 1.5 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1809396. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.












